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单词 unperson
释义

unperson

noun

un·​per·​son ˈən-ˈpər-sᵊn How to pronounce unperson (audio)
-ˌpər-
: an individual who usually for political or ideological reasons is removed completely from recognition or consideration

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In George Orwell’s novel 1984, an unperson is someone who has been expunged by the state, someone of whom all trace has been erased. Timothy Snyder, The New York Review of Books, 3 Sep. 2020 In 1984, George Orwell created the concept of the unperson, someone who had been executed and of whose existence all records were erased. Charles P. Pierce, SI.com, 1 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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